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Friday, 27 July 2012

Shading & Subconscious Swirls

It really is strange how one thing leads to another sometimes as I'd really not thought I'd be entering either of the challenges that I am nor that I'd be trying to incorporate shading.

The Diva's Challenge this week is to use the tangle Mi2 & since I still have limited knowledge of tangle patterns I keep an eye out for what both Laura Harms (The Diva) & Laura Palmer (TanglePatterns.com) post regarding patterns & strings & use those to tinker about with in pencil when I have an odd moment. I was in the middle of working through some patterns in my Basics Zentangle book this afternoon when I made myself a cup of tea & happened to see one of those pencil tinkerings. Somehow I ended up making this tile which I realised that I could then enter into The Diva's challenge. One of the patterns I was working on from the books today was Swirls & that sort of crept in all by itself & that was how I recalled having seen a challenge that Alice (The Creator's Leaf) had mentioned based upon swirls in artwork.

Fabulous Paula, a very intricate piece of work. you must be really pleased with how this turned out. I really like your overall design, swirls is a pattern I really like, and Mi2 looks like one to try out. Well done for entering the challenge as well, Judith x

Great work Paula, this is an ambitious pattern and this is a great tile, really enhanced by the shading and the black mounting is a great idea and one I often use on cards. Hope you are having a good weekend! Elaine x